Um, actually. If we plan an unorganized free-for-all, I do expect the police to let it happen. Unless they have evidence that there is an intention to commit a crime more serious than jaywalking, I expect them to stay the fuck out of our way. It is not too little to ask, and I am frankly surprised at people's willingness to roll over to authority. We certainly should not allow ourselves to be trained to expect confrontation from authority everytime we do anything slightly outside the box.